Marshall Freeman, MD
Neurology · Greensboro, NCNPI 1710944756
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (52.9%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC at 50.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $197,176 and has fallen 99.5% since, to $1,012 in 2025. Among neurology clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 416 payments — averaging $767.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC$160K
- Amgen$123K
- AbbVie$15K
- Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc.$9K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$4K
- Lundbeck LLC$3K
- plus $5K from 16 others
Across 319 payments — averaging $5090.53 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- AbbVie$713K
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$461K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$119K
- Eli Lilly$93K
- Pfizer$92K
- Amgen$85K
- plus $62K from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$108,48734%
- Speaking & faculty fees$168,83553%
- Travel & lodging$35,41711%
- Food & beverage$6,6342%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 109 | $160,083 |
| Amgen | 153 | $123,436 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 54 | $14,776 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 11 | $9,133 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 11 | $3,994 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 14 | $3,023 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 7 | $2,715 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | 7 | $879 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Pfizer | 16 | $272 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $113 |
| Novartis | 7 | $110 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 4 | $69 |
| Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $57 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $47 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $26 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Promius Pharma LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- AIMOVIG$121,693
- QUDEXY XR Topiramate Extended Release Capsules$95,998
- TOSYMRA$30,061
- ZEMBRACE SYMTOUCH$23,095
- UBRELVY$13,086
- ELYXYB - CELECOXIB$8,859
- Tosymra Sumatriptan Nasal Spray$8,055
- AJOVY$3,858
- VYEPTI$2,763
- MIGRANAL$2,625
- QULIPTA$600
- NURTEC ODT$500
- BOTOX$375
- Zembrace SymTouch Sumatriptan Injection$180
How this compares
$319,373 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 566 neurology providers in North Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BotoxOnabotulinumtoxina | 112 | $144,504 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 109 | $96,845 |
| Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 96 | $75,667 |
| QuliptaAtogepant | 51 | $63,002 |
| UbrelvyUbrogepant | 49 | $49,828 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 20 | $27,028 |
| Ajovy AutoinjectorFremanezumab-Vfrm | 35 | $24,664 |
| Zonisamide | 517 | $7,069 |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | 87 | $3,014 |
| Gabapentin | 180 | $1,885 |
| Topiramate | 176 | $971 |
| Chlorpromazine Hcl | 24 | $786 |
| Imipramine Hcl | 50 | $736 |
| Levetiracetam | 27 | $674 |
| Verapamil SrVerapamil Hcl | 12 | $533 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieBotox, Qulipta, Ubrelvy | $14,776 | $257,333212 claims |
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $272 | $27,02820 claims |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLCTopiramate | $160,083 | $971176 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCOlanzapine | $113 | $18327 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 566 neurology providers in North Carolina.
Other neurology in Greensboro
- Richard SaterGreensboro$682K
- Pramod SethiGreensboro$48K
- Jill ConwayCharlotte$1M
- Matthew CarraroCharlotte$695K
- Sara SaccoMatthews$651K
- Megan DonnellyCharlotte$601K
- Kevin KahnDurham$587K
- Sanjay IyerCharlotte$581K
- Mark SkeenDurham$562K
- Douglas JefferyMooresville$486K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.